Partly granted
The appeal for service connection for bilateral upper extremity nerve conditions was dismissed, while the other claims were remanded due to inadequate VA medical opinions.
The deciding factor: Inadequate VA medical opinions did not consider the Veteran's lay reports of symptoms and relevant in-service accidents and injuries.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine, Left shoulder strain, Right shoulder strain, Bilateral lower extremity nerve conditions
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25103659
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